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Early voting opens Feb. 12; here's what's on the ballot

Two weeks of early voting in Johnston County will begin on Feb. 12.

 

Early voting for the March 3 primaries in Johnston County opens Feb. 12 and runs through Feb. 28.

Hours are the dates and hours:

  • 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12-13.

  • 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-20.

  • 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-27.

  • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 28.

Early voting will be available at the following polling places:

  • Archer Lodge Community Building — 14009 Buffalo Road, Archer Lodge.

  • The Bridge Church — 951 M. Durwood Stephenson Parkway, Smithfield.

  • Oakland Presbyterian Church — 8927 Cleveland Road, Clayton.

  • The Church of Clayton Crossings Annex — 11407 Clayton Blvd., Clayton.

Below are the candidates in contested primary races in North Carolina and Johnston County.

U.S. Senate

Democrat — Robert Colon of Rocky Point, robertcolonforsenate.com; Roy Cooper of Raleigh, roycooper.com; Justin E. Dues of Concord; Daryl Farrow of Jacksonville; Orrick Quick of High Point; and Marcus W. Williams of Wilmington.

Republican — Donald M. “Don” Brown of Waxhaw; Richard Dansie of Durham, dansieforsenate.us; Margot Dupre of Charlotte; Thomas Johnson of Garner; Michele Morrow of Cary, morrow4nc.com; Elizabeth A. Temple of Smithfield; and Michael Whatley of Gastonia, michaelwhatley.com.

U.S. House of Representatives — 13th District

Democrat — Paul Barringer of Sanford, paulbarringer.com; Alexander Nicholi of Raleigh, nicholiftw.com; and Frank Pierce of Raleigh, frankpierce4congress.com.

Republican — incumbent Brad Knott of Raleigh, bradknott.com; and Sid Sharma of Morrisville, sharmaforcongress.com.

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 1

Republican — Michael C. Byrne and Matt Smith.

N.C. Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 3

Democrat — James Weldon Whalen and Christine Marie Walczyk.

N.C. Senate — District 10

Republican — Caitlin Marsh of Smithfield, voteforgoose.com; and incumbent Benton Sawrey of Clayton, bentonsawrey.com.

N.C. House — District 26

Republican — Margie Beth Reidel of Clayton, electmargieriedel26.com; and incumbent Donna White of Clayton, donnawhitenc26.com.

N.C. House — District 28

Republican — Eric Bowles Sr. of Benson; and incumbent Larry Strickland of Pine Level, larrystrickland.org.

Johnston County Board of Commissioners — District 3

Republican — Adam Caldwell of Benson, voteadamcaldwell.com; incumbent Mike Rose of Princeton, electmikerose.com; and Chad M. Stewart of Four Oaks, search Chad M. Stewart for Johnston County Commissioner on Facebook.

Johnston County Board of Commissioners — District 7

Republican — Keith Branch of Clayton, search Keith Branch on Facebook; and incumbent R.S. “Butch” Lawter Jr. of Clayton, butchlawter.com.

Johnston County Board of Education — District 2

Republican — Jeremy Jenkins of Middlesex; and incumbent Terry Tippett of Middlesex, on Facebook at Terry Tippett for Johnston County Board of Education.

Johnston County Sheriff

Republican — Randy Ackley of Wilson’s Mills, ackleyforsheriff.com; and incumbent Steve Bizzell, bizzellforsheriff.com.




Page last updated on:  January 14, 2026